LiveSeeding Summer School: Accelerating sustainable and diverse food systems through participatory organic plant breeding

Burruezo, Adrian Rodriguez; Chable, Véronique; Gori, Francesca; Lazzaro, Mariateresa; Petitti, Matteo and Messmer, Monika (2026) LiveSeeding Summer School: Accelerating sustainable and diverse food systems through participatory organic plant breeding. LiveSeeding.

Preview	PDF - English (Day 1: LiveSeeding project overview) 1MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 1: ECO-PB) 3MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 1: Training Task Force) 2MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 1: V. Chable - Organic farming principles) 2MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 1: Descriptors for Capsicum) 610kB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 1: N. Ortega - Characterizing diversity in vegetable crops) 3MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 1: Morphological Characterization of Horticultural Crops) 1MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: B. Haug - Breeding for diversified cropping systems) 3MB
	PDF - English (Day 2: Colley - Participatory breeding in the organic and agroecological perspective) 3MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: Exploring the emergence of participatory plant breeding in countries of the Global North) 454kB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: M. Lazzaro - Application of markerbased selection in practical breeding) 2MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: N.Ortega - Experimental populations in molecular breeding) 1MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: M. Messmer: Impact of NGT Regelation for organic sector) 436kB
	PDF - English (Day 2: Rete Semi Rurali - OHM rice populations) 5MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: J. Cooper: Reflecting on research stances to support sustainability transitions) 863kB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: A tool for reflecting on research stances to support sustainability transitions) 1MB
	Microsoft Word - English (Day 2: Research stances worksheet) 470kB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: UPV Genebank) 4MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: Melon seed catalog) 27MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: Tomato seed catalouge) 23MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: Lettuce Seed Collection of the Valencian Centre for the Conservation and Improvement of Agrobiodiversity) 13MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: A. Rodriguez-Burruezo - Dynamic management of plant genetic resources in the context of organic breeding:) 2MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: Community seedbanks in Europe: their role between ex situ and on-farm conservation) 1MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: R. Bocci - Promoting and enabling environment for Organic Plant Breeding) 4MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: M. Messmer - Novel Cultivar Types for Organic Agriculture: OHM & OV) 1MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 2: Recovering res communis from res propia: how does open source seed contribute to farmers’ seed rights and breeding for diversity?) 924kB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 3: Les refardes) 19MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 3: M. Carrascosa - Entrepreneurship in the organic seed sector) 2MB
	PDF - English (Day 3. P. Gran - What makes a good seed? Understanding seed vigour) 7MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 3: F. Gori - Multi-actor involvement and Participatory action research approach in the organic sector) 7MB
Preview	PDF - English (Day 5: P. Mendes-Moreira - PPB and how to interact with farmers and value chain actors) 14MB
Preview	PDF - English (Group work 1: OHM development) 1MB
Preview	PDF - English (Group work 2: Breeding for diversified cropping systems) 672kB
Preview	PDF - English (Group work 3: Getting the most from on-farm trials) 1MB
Preview	PDF - English (Group work 4: Can priming rescue a low-vigour organic seed lot?) 614kB
Preview	PDF - English (Group work 5: From Idea to Market: Building a Business Case for an Organic Seed & Breeding SME) 111kB
Preview	PDF - English (Group work 6: From organic breeding to market: Living Labs to advance organic seeds and organic product to the market) 984kB
Preview	PDF - English (Summer School Program) 1MB

Summary

The LiveSeeding Summer School is a 5-day training event designed to support the advancement of Organic Plant Breeding. It brings together breeders, researchers,students, advisors and farmers in a participatory fashion to foster a new generation of professionals equipped to handle the complexities of organic seed systems. The program integrates agroecological principles with scientific concepts,emphasizing their direct application in organic breeding. Through a blend of keynote lectures from leading experts, hands-on practical activities, on-farm demo and collaborative group work, participants will explore the entire lifecycle of organic cultivar development and seed marketing.

EPrint Type:	Teaching resource
Keywords:	plant breeding, seed systems, food systems, LievSeeding
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English plant breeding http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5956 English seed systems http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_adf14fb6 English food systems http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_bea5db85
Subjects:	Food systems > Food security, food quality and human health Crop husbandry > Breeding, genetics and propagation Knowledge management > Education, extension and communication
Research affiliation:	European Union > Horizon Europe > LiveSeeding Spain > Polytechnic University of Valencia Spain > Other organizations Spain France > INRAe - Institut national de recherche pour l’agriculture, l’alimentation et l’environnement International Organizations > European Concortium fo Organic Plant Breeding ECOPB International Organizations > Other organizations Italy > Other organizations Italy Portugal Netherlands > Wageningen University & Research (WUR)
Horizon Europe or H2020 Grant Agreement Number:	101059872
Related Links:	https://liveseeding.eu/
Deposited By:	Maričić, Dora
ID Code:	57917
Deposited On:	28 Jul 2026 13:19
Last Modified:	29 Jul 2026 14:13
Document Language:	English
Status:	Unpublished

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